1950 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.
| Centuries: | 19th century · 20th century · 21st century |
| Decades: | 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s |
| Years: | 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 |
American football
- NFL Championship – Cleveland Browns win 30–28 over the Los Angeles Rams
- Oklahoma Sooners – college football champions.
- Coaches Poll established to rank top 20 American college football teams
Association football
- 1950 World Cup held in Brazil. Uruguay are the winners after beating Brazil in the final group decider.
- United States defeats England 1-0 in one of the great upsets in sports history
England
- First Division – Portsmouth win the 1949–50 title.
- FA Cup – Arsenal beat Liverpool 2–0.
Athletics
The 4th European Championships in Athletics were held from 23 August to 27 August at the Heysel Stadium in Brussels.
Australian rules football
- Victorian Football League
- Essendon wins the 54th VFL Premiership (Essendon 13.14 (92) d North Melbourne 7.12 (54))
- Brownlow Medal awarded to Allan Ruthven (Fitzroy)
Baseball
- World Series – New York Yankees sweep the Philadelphia Phillies four games to none.
Boxing
- January – Joey Maxim wins the light-heavyweight world title, stopping champion Freddie Mills in 10 rounds.
- September 27 – Ezzard Charles retains his World Heavyweight Championship with a 15 round unanimous decision over Joe Louis in New York City.
Canadian football
- Grey Cup – Toronto Argonauts win 13–0 over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Cycling
- Giro d'Italia – Hugo Koblet of Switzerland
- Tour de France – Ferdinand Kubler of Switzerland
- Vuelta a España – Emilio Rodriguez of Spain
- World Cycling Championship – Briek Schotte of Belgium
Figure skating
- World Figure Skating Championships –
- Men's champion: Dick Button, United States
- Ladies' champion: Aja Zanova, Czechoslovakia
- Pair skating champions: Karol Kennedy & Michael Kennedy, United States
Golf
Men's professional
- Masters Tournament – Jimmy Demaret
- U.S. Open – Ben Hogan
- PGA Championship – Chandler Harper
- British Open – Bobby Locke
- PGA Tour money leader – Sam Snead – $35,759
Men's amateur
- British Amateur – Frank Stranahan
- U.S. Amateur – Sam Urzetta
Women's professional
- Thirteen women golfers found the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA).
- Women's Western Open – Babe Zaharias
- U.S. Women's Open – Babe Zaharias
- Titleholders Championship – Babe Zaharias
- Babe Zaharias named Woman Athlete of the Half–Century by the Associated Press.
- LPGA Tour money leader – Babe Zaharias – $14,800
Harness racing
- Little Brown Jug for pacers – Dudley Hanover
- Hambletonian for trotters – Lusty Song
- Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship for pacers – Captain Sandy
Horse racing
- The United States National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame is founded in Saratoga Springs, New York.
Steeplechases
- Cheltenham Gold Cup – Cottage Rake for the third successive year
- Grand National – Freebooter
Flat races
- Australia – Melbourne Cup won by Comic Court
- Canada – Queen's Plate won by McGill
- France – Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe won by Tantieme
- Ireland – Irish Derby won by Dark Warrior
- English Triple Crown Races:
- 2,000 Guineas Stakes – Palestine
- Epsom Derby – Galcador
- St. Leger Stakes – Scratch
- United States Triple Crown Races:
Ice hockey
- Art Ross Memorial Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer during the regular season: Ted Lindsay, Detroit Red Wings
- Hart Memorial Trophy – for the NHL's Most Valuable Player: Charlie Rayner, New York Rangers
- Stanley Cup – Detroit Red Wings win 4 games to 3 over the New York Rangers
- World Hockey Championship
- Men's champion: Canada's Edmonton Mercurys
- NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship – Colorado College Tigers defeat Boston University Terriers 13–4 in Colorado Springs, CO
Motor racing
- NASCAR Championship – Bill Rexford
- AAA Racing –
- Henry Banks won the series championship
- Johnnie Parsons won the Indianapolis 500
- Formula One Champion – The first World Championship for drivers under the jurisdiction of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) is contested. The first race of the World Championship series is the British Grand Prix won by Giuseppe Farina, driving an Alfa Romeo. Farina would go on to become the first FIA World Champion.
- 24 hours of Le Mans – Louis Rosier/Jean-Louis Rosier driving a Talbot-Lago
- Rally racing –
- M. Becquart/H. Secret won the Monte Carlo Rally driving a Hotchkiss
- Drag racing – the first commercial drag strip, the Santa Ana Drags, begins at Orange County Airport (now John Wayne Airport) in Santa Ana, in Southern California. Admission is 50 cents; or 75 cents if the ticket holder wants to watch the mechanics work.
Rugby union
- 56th Five Nations Championship series is won by Wales who complete the Grand Slam
Snooker
- World Snooker Championship – Walter Donaldson beats Fred Davis 51–46.
Tennis
- Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
- Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
- Davis Cup in world tennis: Australia won 4 to 1 over the United States
Multi-sport events
- British Empire Games held in Auckland
Awards
- Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year – Jim Konstanty, Major League Baseball
- Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year – Babe Didrikson Zaharias, LPGA golf
References
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